Tuesday, April 13, 2010

K is for Kick-Ass

Yup bloggers you heard me! K is for Kick-Ass... The weather here in Houston, the wedding I just attended, my trip to Los Angeles, My baby sister having a little girl, my co-worker having just had his little girl, my hubby, my kitties and all you bloggers are KICK-ASS!!! It feels amazing saying it too I'm sure you can tell that I've been waiting for K to come along!!!

What is Kick-Ass in your life right now?

Actual Word: KiteYou know the one's they are high in the sky when the weather is fantastic!! I find the perfect time is in the spring when the air is crisp and the breeze is perfect, you can run a little and quickly unwind the string that supports the whole thing it's amazing to watch something so simple work with just ease when you just believe that it will fly and with a little wind it does. What stinks are the days when the breeze isn't perfect and the kite remains flat on the ground.

Do you ever find this true with your writing? Where one minute your high in the sky and the next minute your flat on the ground? Have you ever thought it might be because you're trying to hard to write something that wasn't meant to be written? I have found that the more I create deadlines for myself the more disappointed I become at the end result whereas if I allow an idea to come to mind it freely flows on the pages as I had intended. I mean think about it have we ever pushed to use our imagination or does our mind just guide us in that direction?

Have filed the K-word away for when a project looms...right now all's humming along, touch wood...I can only write in the morning...edit in the PM...don't know why this is and finally just gave in to the quirk. Lovely post!

Kiss-ass is an awesome K word! And I agree! The weather in Houston has been gorgeous lately. :D

Those are very good question! Previously, I was working on a wrong project, and after many months, I finally realized that that was the reason my kite remained flat on the ground. Currently, it's flying high. It doesn't fly prettily, but I'm letting it fly however it wants. I'm just on the first draft right now, so I'm letting myself go with the flow -- otherwise, I'll be stuck.

My writing has been more like those dreadful nosedives that kites do for no apparent reason. I think I need to take a look at the character motivations or something...the fun graphic cheered me up...great post.

I see what you're saying and everyone works in their own specific way.

I actually much prefer deadlines. I never get anything done without a deadline. It motivates me and keeps me feeling accomplished if I'm working towards it and being diligent. Otherwise I feel like I'm not working at all, just messing around with words and not being serious.

I also make lists for my day. Never am I more productive than when I make a list because then I can tick tasks off as I do them and know that I've accomplished something, instead of floating through my day, doing things here and there and not actually doing anything.

great word today. Yes I feel that all the time. One minute I'm soaring high and then thud. Lately it's been very little high and a lot of thud. But I think your right. I was pushing my story in the wrong direction and now I've gone back and rethought it through. It's coming easier so today that is what is kickass in my life - I pushed past the place I was stuck.

Girl, you are right on with your observation about ups and downs of writing -- we can't force ourselves to write something when it's not meant to be written. I'm like you; I write much better with less pressure and more freedom to flow. Nice post! A kick-ass post, even!